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Healthcare providers in West Virginia: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in West Virginia? The federal NPPES registry listed 89,060 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 32nd largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Personal Care Attendant, and Charleston is the city with the most records. The table below lists the 30 specialties with the most active providers and the share each one holds.
The 30 largest specialties in West Virginia
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Care Attendant | 30,139 | 33.8% |
| 2 | Home Health Aide | 6,418 | 7.2% |
| 3 | Community Health Worker | 4,085 | 4.6% |
| 4 | Homemaker | 2,527 | 2.8% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 2,291 | 2.6% |
| 6 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 2,144 | 2.4% |
| 7 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,997 | 2.2% |
| 8 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,592 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 1,543 | 1.7% |
| 10 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,416 | 1.6% |
| 11 | Physical Therapist | 1,375 | 1.5% |
| 12 | Physician Assistant | 1,146 | 1.3% |
| 13 | Social Worker | 1,016 | 1.1% |
| 14 | Registered Nurse | 987 | 1.1% |
| 15 | Clinical Social Worker | 955 | 1.1% |
| 16 | Internal Medicine Physician | 946 | 1.1% |
| 17 | Peer Specialist | 893 | 1.0% |
| 18 | Licensed Practical Nurse | 836 | 0.9% |
| 19 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 791 | 0.9% |
| 20 | Mental Health Counselor | 777 | 0.9% |
| 21 | Professional Counselor | 766 | 0.9% |
| 22 | General Practice Dentistry | 731 | 0.8% |
| 23 | Occupational Therapist | 638 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Physical Therapy Assistant | 622 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 575 | 0.6% |
| 26 | Nurse Practitioner | 561 | 0.6% |
| 27 | Dentist | 527 | 0.6% |
| 28 | Counselor | 523 | 0.6% |
| 29 | Community/Retail Pharmacy | 483 | 0.5% |
| 30 | Chiropractor | 473 | 0.5% |
What the numbers show
Personal Care Attendant leads with 30,139 active records, 33.8% of everything the state has, or 4.7 times the volume of Home Health Aide, the runner up at 6,418. Community Health Worker rounds out the podium with 4,085. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 51.0% of West Virginia's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 78.3% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 577 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 930 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Charleston (9,472), Huntington (6,751) and Morgantown (6,682) post the largest volumes. West Virginia holds 1.0% of all active US providers registered across the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Source and method
Data: NPPES Data Dissemination file (National Plan and Provider Enumeration System), published by CMS as public domain data, snapshot of June 2026. Each provider is counted once, in the state and city of the Provider Business Practice Location, under the primary taxonomy declared in the NPI record itself. Only active NPI records are counted.
Important: an active NPI does not mean the professional is currently practicing, accepting new patients or even still working in the field; it only means the registration number remains valid. This page publishes aggregate counts only, never individual records.
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